A recent US Department of Education report concluded that “on average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction”. With the way current e-learning environments are set up, I don't see how... with usability barely registering in the mind of most course creators, students are left searching the labyrinthine maze of hyperlinks to find...
The Human Oriented Technology Lab at Carleton University’s website reads “As technology becomes increasingly sophisticated and pervasive in people’s lives it is important to foster research and innovation that remains closely linked with the needs, wants and capabilities of people.” Sure, but whose needs, wants and capabilities were taken in to account before now? For decades, gadgets...